360 – Diplomatic and Direct Language

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BEP181 Handling a Crisis 3: Gaining Perspective

This is the third in our Business English Pod series on handling a crisis. In the first part of a crisis, there may be a lot of confusion and activity. But if you make it through that part okay, what comes next? At a certain point after the critical

Business Skills 360 – Achieving Your Goals (Part 2)

Welcome back Business Skills 360 for the second part of our series on achieving your goals. In this episode, were going to talk about how to maintain your focus and motivation while you work toward achieving your goals. Remember that achieving your g

Business News 06 – Offshoring

This Business English News podcast examines the topic of offshoring jobs. Offshoring means to move part of a companys operations (usually supporting functions such as finance or HR) to another country literally off shore. Another commonly used term r

BEP75 Performance Appraisals: Giving Feedback (Part 1)

Performance appraisals sometimes called job performance evaluations or reviews are a powerful way to develop staffs potential. These skills are important not just for HR (Human Resources) professionals, but for any manager or supervisor who has respo

Business Skills 360 – Achieving Your Goals (Part 1)

Welcome back Business Skills 360 for the first part of our series on achieving your goals. In this episode, were going to focus on setting SMART goals and effective goal management. Now, when I talk about goals, Im talking about any kind of goal. It

BEP153 Motivating your Team (Part 1)

This is the the first of a two-part Business English Pod series on motivating your team. Motivation is an important force in business. Much of what gets accomplished is driven by a teams motivation. When employees feel energized about a project, they

BEP76 Performance Appraisals: Setting Goals (Part 2)

This is the second in a two-part Business English Pod series on performance appraisals. In the first lesson, we covered giving feedback. In this podcast, we will discuss setting goals. The American poet Carl Sandberg once said, Nothing happens unless

BVP 03 Business Vocabulary – Office Manager

Todays podcast continues our series on business vocabulary, with a special focus on collocations or word partnerships. By focusing on words that are commonly used together you can improve your vocabulary and also your ability to understand your Engli

BEP182 Handling a Crisis 4: Moving Forward

This Business English Pod lesson is the final part in our series on handling a crisis. Well see how to start moving forward after the first phase of a crisis has passed. A crisis is a stressful situation. People are under pressure and meetings or con

BEP 180 Handling a Crisis 2: Strategizing

Any crisis is a test of business strength. To be more specific, its a test of people in business. Theres nothing like a crisis to show us who can handle the pressure and who will crack. Can your business come through a crisis well? Do you have people

Business News 1 – Communication at Work

The first of our regular business English news podcasts for English learners looks at how people communicate at work and the different factors that can affect how communication takes place. The news story is followed by a discussion of the key Englis

BVP01 Human Resources: HR Manager

Today were kicking off a new series of ESL business vocabulary podcasts based on people talking about their jobs. In these episodes, well learn vocabulary and language that are useful across a wide range of different professions and industries. In th

Business News 04 – Management Style

Our Business English news story today is about the changes in management style taking place around the world. After you listen to the story, well explain some of the new English vocabulary and provide further examples of how they can be used.

BEP97 Talking about the Economy

In this Business English Podcast lesson, well be studying some phrases and vocabulary that you can use to discuss the economy and economic issues, including voicing and reassuring concerns. 我们谨就最近在四川发生的地震向中国听众表达

BEP95 Communication: Resolving Conflict (Part 2)

This is the second in a two-part Business English Podcast lesson on resolving conflict, in which weve been focusing on solving everyday disagreements in the office. Ben, a new training specialist at a manufacturing company, feels that he is doing an

BEP94 Communication: Resolving Conflict (Part 1)

People do not always get along, so dealing with conflict is part of any job. And as often as not, work disagreements get resolved as much as in informal discussions in the hallway, as they do in the conference room. So, in this two-part series on res

BEP 179 Handling a Crisis 1: Taking Control

This is the first in a series of Business English lessons on handling a crisis. Imagine this: its four oclock in the morning and youre sound asleep. The phone rings. Its one of your managers. Theres been a terrible accident! What do you do? What do y